Posted on 03/17/2017 7:56:25 PM PDT by mdittmar
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the border with Mexico is already "getting extremely strong" and would-be illegal crossers are giving up because they think, "we can't get in." All without the wall he promises to build, or any reported boost in deportations, or any surge in patrol agents.
The boast was one of a number at a Tennessee rally Wednesday night that did not track with the facts. A look at some:
TRUMP: "And by the way, aren't our borders getting extremely strong? ... We've already experienced an unprecedented 40 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border, 61 percent — 61 percent since Inauguration Day. Sixty-one percent; think about it. And now people are saying we're not going to go there anymore 'cause we can't get in, so it's going to get better and better."
THE FACTS: There's not much evidence yet that Trump is driving down illegal immigration. It's true that the number of border arrests dropped about 44 percent from January to February. But it's too early to know if that will hold or what prompted it. Monthly and seasonal fluctuations are common.
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Memo to AP: GFY
LOL. At least they’re being impartial :-)
That WALL WILL BE BUILT!! SUCK IT UP BUTTERCUP!!
Build the wall Trump.
Build it.
Build it now, and do not stop until it is completely done.
Trump knows the next President can do undo all of that without a wall in place.
“Monthly and seasonal fluctuations are common.”
BS...they started to think twice the minute he won the election...especially the ones from Central America. That being said, I don’t think it is the right call to cut the budget for the Coast Guard....if we stop the flow of drugs across the land border, they will increase their efforts on the sea.
Give the Coast Guard what they need...they are willing and able!!!!
EXACTLY.
That is precisely the issue. Build the wall, Trump.
100%. All of it.
AP FACT CHECK = FAKE NEWS DELUXE
The wall will keep it secure.
I do.
I have a political party and a federal judiciary that are Hellbent on giving my country away to anyone in the world who will come here and vote Democrat.
Build that wall. Build it high, long, wide and deep.
I think the wall is already built, in a certain sense. We have President Trump; and that seems to be carrying a lot of ‘psychological weight’;...
I think that many people who may have wanted to sneak into the country illegally, have been having second thoughts, lately. A lot who may already be here illegally are having second thoughts about staying, as well.
“already be here illegally are having second thoughts about staying”
Stop the money and tax payer freebies and they will not come...the risk to reward is not there anymore!
We want a PHYSICAL wall.The Rino’s think we just want nebulous “security”. That is why they are finished. We want the damned WALL and we want illegal aliens OUT OF HERE!!
And will keep the drugs from pouring in, as well as people. Also, it sends a powerful message: this is OUR country, and we will defend it. Sovereignty.
Well, don’t YELL at me, Wendle!
I want a physical wall. But it’s going to take time to get it.
I’m just happy that we have a President, now, whose presence and articulated stance are discouraging the people who, under Obama, thought that America was a free ride for anyone who wanted to sneak in!
Jeez!
fact: if the story has 2 authors whose names are in BOLD, it’s fake.
Build the wall. Temporary fluctuations in illegal immigration are not reliable proof of anything. The wall must be built - it’s the main reason many of us voted for Trump.
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